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Flyash: Air Pollution
Fly ash is one of the residues generated in the combustion of coal. Fly ash is generally captured from the chimneys of coal-fired power plants, and is one of two types of ash that jointly are known as coal ash; the other, bottom ash, is removed...
Acid Rain: Air Pollution
Another effect of air pollution is acid rain. The phenomenon occurs when sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the burning of fossil fuels such as, petrol, diesel, and coal combine with water vapour in the atmosphere and fall as rain, snow...
Smog: Air Pollution
The term smog was first used in 1905 by Dr H A Des Voeux to describe the conditions of fog that had soot or smoke in it. Smog is a combination of various gases with water vapour and dust. A large part of the gases that form smog is produced...
Air Pollution May Harm Children From Day One
The New York Daily News is reporting on a study by the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) that seems to point to an association between in-utero (in the womb) exposure to smog and other air contaminants and their...
